DATE: 12 JANUARY 2026
TO: HIS EXCELLENCY, SENATOR MONDAY OKPEBOLO
EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR, EDO STATE
YOUR EXCELLENCY,
IT IS WITH PROFOUND RESPECT AND SINCERE APPRECIATION THAT I, HON. EUGENE UTUBOR, WRITE TO COMMEND YOUR DECISIVE AND TIMELY RESPONSE TO THE PROTEST THAT ERUPTED IN EKPOMA ON SATURDAY, 10 JANUARY 2026. YOUR IMMEDIATE INTERVENTION NOT ONLY RESTORED CALM BUT ALSO DEMONSTRATED THE UNWAVERING COMMITMENT OF YOUR ADMINISTRATION TO THE SAFETY AND WELL‑BEING OF ALL EDO RESIDENTS.
SINCE ASSUMING OFFICE, YOUR EXCELLENCY HAS SET A NEW BENCHMARK FOR SECURITY IN EDO STATE—SURPASSING THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATION. THE RECORD YOU HAVE ESTABLISHED IN MAINTAINING LAW AND ORDER IS A TESTAMENT TO YOUR UNDERSTANDING THAT THE PROTECTION OF LIVES AND PROPERTY IS THE FOREMOST RESPONSIBILITY OF GOVERNMENT.
EDO STATE, LIKE MANY REGIONS, FACES THE GLOBAL CHALLENGE OF INSECURITY. NONETHELESS, YOUR PROACTIVE MEASURES, INCLUDING THE DEPLOYMENT OF AERIAL SURVEILLANCE AND THE RAPID MOBILISATION OF SECURITY ASSETS, HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY MITIGATED THE SITUATION. THE RECENT USE OF A HELICOPTER—ACQUIRED PRIOR TO YOUR TENURE AS A SENATOR—to MONITOR EKPOMA AND APPREHEND THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE UNREST EXEMPLIFIES YOUR DEDICATION TO SAFEGUARDING OUR COMMUNITIES.
ON BEHALF OF THE SPECIAL ADVISER’S OFFICE, I PLEDGE OUR UNWAVERING ALLEGIANCE AND LOYALTY TO YOUR VISION FOR EDO STATE. WE REMAIN FULLY COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING YOUR AGENDA AND DEVELOPMENTAL STRIDES, AND WE CALL UPON ALL CITIZENS TO JOIN HANDS WITH YOUR ADMINISTRATION IN THE COLLECTIVE FIGHT AGAINST INSECURITY.
THANK YOU, SIR, FOR YOUR EXEMPLARY LEADERSHIP AND FOR CONTINUALLY PLACING THE PEOPLE OF EDO STATE AT THE HEART OF YOUR GOVERNANCE.
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
SIGNED:
HON. EUGENE UTUBOR
SPECIAL ADVISER ON POLITICAL MATTERS, MOBILIZATION AND ENGAGEMENT
TO THE GOVERNOR, EDO STATE
